Month: February 2019

In this episode, head of development for BRIC TV, Kuye Youngblood talks about BRIC TV and gives her advice on how to make a great series pitch.

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No Rest for the Weekend Corespondent Ilaria Malvezzi interviewed director Princeton Holt (video above) along with some of the stars of his latest film 2050, the new sci-fi/drama from Hewes Pictures starring Dean Cain. The film premiered on February 14th 2019 at the SVA Theater in New York City.

In this episode filmmaker/cinematographer Dave Prokopec talks about his career as a filmmaker and a Director of Photography. This is a great episode for budding cinematographers.

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In this episode director Alex Di Marco visits Brooklyn from Los Angeles and talks about his career and gives his advice for filmmakers.

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This week I had the opportunity to attend the finale of the Katra Fim Series and interview some of the filmmakers and stars of the evening including actor Laura Gomez (video above) the star of Uniform.

Katra presents a selection of films quarterly and provides a platform for indie filmmakers to showcase their work. This year’s Grand Finale was held at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn. I interviewed some of the filmmakers on the red carpet, including Alex Breaux, the writer, director and star of this year’s Grand Prize winner Campfire Alpha; Alexis Karl, co-director of The Lex Requiem; co-director Walter Brandes and actor Anthony Grasso of Kill Al;Nikhil Melnechuk, producer of Fevah, and director Aleksey Reznikov and writer/producer/actor Carter Winter of Dead Layer.

One of the standout films was the animated short, Lotte That Silhouette Girl by Elizabeth Beecherl & Carla Patullo about Lotte Reiniger, a German Film Director who pioneered the art of silhouette animation. The short tells the story of Reiniger’s life and filmography and is narrated by Reiniger herself. It’s a touching film with beautiful animation made in the style of Reiniger’s silhouettes.

Overall, I was impressed by the quality of films. Founder and Executive Director, Geoffrey Guerrero and his team have put together a well-curated series, and for the final night, The Alamo Drafthouse screen lent a prestige not often accorded to short films. For filmmakers looking to get their short screened in New York City, I highly recommend the Katra Film Series.

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